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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1431	Roy Johnson Stem Academy	Public	6-8	8901 Oak Grove Rd	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 615-3670	441	38	11.5	92.5%	29 (6.6%)	103 (23.4%)	295 (66.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,921	38.8	40.2	1384	47	481881012664
1432	Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,763	38.7	45.6	1221	211	480006511509
1433	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	710 2nd St	Hart	79043	Castro County	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 938-2141	206	20	10.4	86.4%	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,835	38.7	45.8	1211	222	482265002300
1434	El Campo Middle	Public	6-8	4010 Fm 2765	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 543-6362	707	48	14.7	75.0%	130 (18.4%)	38 (5.4%)	533 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,983	38.7	46.5	1187	247	481828001655
1435	R D McAdams J H	Public	6-8	11415 Hughes Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7100	891	68	13.1	70.4%	187 (21.0%)	116 (13.0%)	544 (61.1%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.8%)	$11,547	38.7	34.6	1585	150	481707001481
1436	Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	351 S School Rd	Three Rivers	78071	Live Oak County	Three Rivers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 786-3603	254	35	7.2	64.2%	86 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	163 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,241	38.6	48.6	1111	325	484269004874
1437	Deerpark Middle	Public	6-8	8849 Anderson Mill Rd	Austin	78729	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 464-6600	916	62	14.7	43.1%	275 (30.0%)	146 (15.9%)	384 (41.9%)	45 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.8%)	$9,553	38.6	44.1	1273	164	483808006606
1438	Ad Wheat Middle	Public	7-8	1020 Woodard Ave	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-1300	998	70	14.3	69.9%	447 (44.8%)	40 (4.0%)	435 (43.6%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	24 (2.4%)	40 (4.0%)	$10,158	38.6	36.8	1508	70	481431000921
1439	Lamar Jh	Public	6-8	4814 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3200	1,194	69	17.3	65.2%	149 (12.5%)	276 (23.1%)	634 (53.1%)	80 (6.7%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.6%)	$9,563	38.6	43.2	1307	132	482658002989
1440	Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	596	37	16.1	65.9%	28 (4.7%)	150 (25.2%)	384 (64.4%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,969	38.5	44	1274	166	480029212606

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 25, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2344)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1431	Roy Johnson Stem Academy	Public	6-8	8901 Oak Grove Rd	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 615-3670	441	38	11.5	92.5%	29 (6.6%)	103 (23.4%)	295 (66.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$13,921							38.8	40.2	1384	47		481881012664
1432	Horizon Montessori II - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1223 Sugarcane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-0044	326	22	14.8	82.8%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (96.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,763							38.7	45.6	1221	211		480006511509
1433	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	710 2nd St	Hart	79043	Castro County	Hart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 938-2141	206	20	10.4	86.4%	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,835							38.7	45.8	1211	222		482265002300
1434	El Campo Middle	Public	6-8	4010 Fm 2765	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 543-6362	707	48	14.7	75.0%	130 (18.4%)	38 (5.4%)	533 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,983							38.7	46.5	1187	247		481828001655
1435	R D McAdams J H	Public	6-8	11415 Hughes Rd	Dickinson	77539	Galveston County	Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 229-7100	891	68	13.1	70.4%	187 (21.0%)	116 (13.0%)	544 (61.1%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.8%)	$11,547							38.7	34.6	1585	150		481707001481
1436	Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	351 S School Rd	Three Rivers	78071	Live Oak County	Three Rivers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 786-3603	254	35	7.2	64.2%	86 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	163 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,241							38.6	48.6	1111	325		484269004874
1437	Deerpark Middle	Public	6-8	8849 Anderson Mill Rd	Austin	78729	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 464-6600	916	62	14.7	43.1%	275 (30.0%)	146 (15.9%)	384 (41.9%)	45 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.8%)	$9,553							38.6	44.1	1273	164		483808006606
1438	Ad Wheat Middle	Public	7-8	1020 Woodard Ave	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-1300	998	70	14.3	69.9%	447 (44.8%)	40 (4.0%)	435 (43.6%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	24 (2.4%)	40 (4.0%)	$10,158							38.6	36.8	1508	70		481431000921
1439	Lamar Jh	Public	6-8	4814 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3200	1,194	69	17.3	65.2%	149 (12.5%)	276 (23.1%)	634 (53.1%)	80 (6.7%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.6%)	$9,563							38.6	43.2	1307	132		482658002989
1440	Harmony School Of Excellence - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8120 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-1000	596	37	16.1	65.9%	28 (4.7%)	150 (25.2%)	384 (64.4%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$12,969							38.5	44	1274	166		480029212606